Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, eighteen of the twenty main category nominees made appearances including Best Lead Actor candidates Brad Pitt and George Clooney, as well as Best Lead Actress selections Rooney Mara and Michelle Williams.

Other notable stars on the guest list included ladies such as Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Berenice Bejo, Viola Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer and Octavia Spencer.

Their male counterparts on-hand for the pre-Oscar meal were comprised of Demián Bichir, Jean Dujardin, Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Nolte, Max von Sydow and Jonah Hill, who praised his “Moneyball” co-star Pitt at the event by telling THR, “Not specifically about acting on Moneyball, but by watching him produce and watching his commitment to this movie throughout so many incarnations, and just his advice about making interesting choices as an actor.”

With a handful of nominated directors including Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese rounding out the guest list, the prestigious group’s day of togetherness comes as the 84th Annual Academy Awards ceremony is all set to be presented on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre while televised live by ABC beginning at 7PM ET.

According to Nielsen, the NFL Championship between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots pulled in 111.3 million viewers to slightly edge out the previous year’s number of 111 million.

Meanwhile, the NBC music competition series “The Voice” enjoyed the carryover from the Super Bowl – as its season two premiere brought in over 36.7 million viewers, making it the highest-rated non-sports telecast in six years.

Back in 2006, an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” followed the Super Bowl and was the last entertainment program to do as well at “The Voice” last night.

In addition, it was the top performance for an NBC cast since the 2004 series finale of “Friends.”

Of the joyous occasion, the “War, Inc” actress tweeted on Sunday (February 5), “What an amazing day! This baby is spoiled already! And this mama is wiped out!”

Duff, who is having a baby boy with her pro hockey player hubby Mike Comrie, continued, “So grateful for all my friends and family that love and support me through all these huge milestones in my life! Such special memories today!”

Meanwhile, Hil’s sister, Haylie, also took to Twitter and posted a picture of herself with her mother-to-be sibling and a too-cute bib for her nephew which read, “My aunt is hot and single!”

Channeling her inner grunge while out with her beau, the “Party in the USA” songstress dressed in a blue flannel top, black bustier, vintage cut off jeans and mid-calf leather boots while Liam kept it cool and casual in a red t-shirt, relaxed denim and white sneakers.

The week-ending lunch date comes as Ms. Cyrus has once again taken a stand on gay marriage and equality, dishing her opinions on a recent Glamour.com post.

“I believe every American should be allowed the same rights and civil liberties. Without legalized same-sex marriage, most of the time you cannot share the same health benefits, you are not considered next of kin and you are not granted the same securities as a heterosexual couple. How is this different than having someone sit in the back of the bus because of their skin color?,” she wrote.

Miley continued, “My dad, who is a real man’s man, lives on the farm and is as Southern and straight as they come. He loves my gay friends and even supports same-sex marriage. If my father can do it, anyone can.”

Channeling her inner grunge while out with her beau, the “Party in the USA” songstress dressed in a blue flannel top, black bustier, vintage cut off jeans and mid-calf leather boots while Liam kept it cool and casual in a red t-shirt, relaxed denim and white sneakers.

The week-ending lunch date comes as Ms. Cyrus has once again taken a stand on gay marriage and equality, dishing her opinions on a recent Glamour.com post.

“I believe every American should be allowed the same rights and civil liberties. Without legalized same-sex marriage, most of the time you cannot share the same health benefits, you are not considered next of kin and you are not granted the same securities as a heterosexual couple. How is this different than having someone sit in the back of the bus because of their skin color?,” she wrote.

Miley continued, “My dad, who is a real man’s man, lives on the farm and is as Southern and straight as they come. He loves my gay friends and even supports same-sex marriage. If my father can do it, anyone can.”

Channeling her inner grunge while out with her beau, the “Party in the USA” songstress dressed in a blue flannel top, black bustier, vintage cut off jeans and mid-calf leather boots while Liam kept it cool and casual in a red t-shirt, relaxed denim and white sneakers.

The week-ending lunch date comes as Ms. Cyrus has once again taken a stand on gay marriage and equality, dishing her opinions on a recent Glamour.com post.

“I believe every American should be allowed the same rights and civil liberties. Without legalized same-sex marriage, most of the time you cannot share the same health benefits, you are not considered next of kin and you are not granted the same securities as a heterosexual couple. How is this different than having someone sit in the back of the bus because of their skin color?,” she wrote.

Miley continued, “My dad, who is a real man’s man, lives on the farm and is as Southern and straight as they come. He loves my gay friends and even supports same-sex marriage. If my father can do it, anyone can.”